Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I, along with the chair, am happily an Edmonton, Alberta, member of Parliament, and it's a delight to be here. I'm sitting in for the regular member, and it's a delight to be with you today.
My first question is for the Alberta Pulse Growers Commission. It's delightful to see you. I have a long personal history with organic pulse growers, mostly in southern Saskatchewan. I really appreciate the value of your industry and the struggles you go through. Today, I'm unfortunately missing a presentation on the Hill by Dr. David Sauchyn from Regina, who edited and led the NRCan report on the impacts of climate change in Canada. He wrote the big section on agriculture, and he identified a lot of issues similar to those you've raised today.
I'm also aware, through my 35 years in the environmental and energy fields, of the crisis we have in science. I was previously on the board of a group called ECO Canada, which is the environmental sector table for the Government of Canada, and they do market studies on who's demanding jobs in the environmental field and what's available. We are fast reaching a crisis, and you've identified one of the key areas. I'm glad you raised that, and I hope you emphasize that, because in the area of the impacts of climate change and other issues, it's going to be a critical one for your industry.
I welcome your request for financial incentives for greening agriculture. I'm wondering if your sector is looking into offsets and if that is of any help to you at all.